I have not received my copy of Mansion 2.0 yet, so I have a question for those that have (or play-testers, etc.).

Is there any need to keep the monsters on their original, rather large bases? I believe I read that the tokens are no longer unique? So could they be kept to the side of the board and referenced as needed?

I am seriously considering switching all my minis for this game over to acrylic bases. Which of course would serve no purpose except making the board more visible. I hate to hide the board art under those clunky monster bases if there really isn't a need to.

Next would be the decision whether I should also remove the pre-painted "Premium" figures that I have as well (possibly including Investigators). I suppose it would ruin their "value" if I ever look to sell, but that is highly unlikely anyway. If anything, I might possibly sell my duplicates of those, but that would be it.

Yes, if I move forward with this I will be sure to post pics. I am working on what size and quantity will be needed right now. Just so I can get an idea what this may cost me. I am of course basing this (no pun intended) on pics of the figs from V2. It appears that the largest bases in V2 are actually bigger than those from 1E? At least from what I see in available pics.

Do you have a link to the acrylic bases you were contemplating? You've got me curious as well. I'd like to see a representative example of what it might look like if you've found a link to a photo or something.

Yes, if I move forward with this I will be sure to post pics. I am working on what size and quantity will be needed right now. Just so I can get an idea what this may cost me. I am of course basing this (no pun intended) on pics of the figs from V2. It appears that the largest bases in V2 are actually bigger than those from 1E? At least from what I see in available pics.

Ok, thats good to know. I didn't have access to the figures at the moment. So I was going on a couple of assumptions. The Riot figures, from the AH Premium line, were considered large. But in the pic I see of 2.0 they look smaller than the largest figure base. SO I assumed they included a new size.

Based on your feedback, I would assume then that the Riot figures are on the medium sized base and the other is on the large base, as was the Dark Young for example.

I actually have some Litko bases (the clear circular 1.5mm ones) to test out and now I'm working on getting the sizes right. 25mm for the small miniatures (Cultist,Investigators,etc.,) and 40mm for the Cthonian (the 50mm is what's shown in the photo and is just a tad too big). Others will get 25mm, 40mm and 63.5mm based on how big the miniature is. They really open up the board more and you can place more into those tighter areas than before. Hope that gives you some idea on how they are/look.

I actually have some Litko bases (the clear circular 1.5mm ones) to test out and now I'm working on getting the sizes right. 25mm for the small miniatures (Cultist,Investigators,etc.,) and 40mm for the Cthonian (the 50mm is what's shown in the photo and is just a tad too big). Others will get 25mm, 40mm and 63.5mm based on how big the miniature is. They really open up the board more and you can place more into those tighter areas than before. Hope that gives you some idea on how they are/look.

Cheers!

Thanks for the pics/examples, that def helps me get a better idea of how this will look. And the additional size suggestions are also a huge help. For some reason I was using the size of the original base as a guideline for the acrylic replacement, which was overkill for sure.

I am now just trying to go through the figures to get a count for each size. Unfortunately I think I will have to wait until 2E arrives so I can double-check the new stuff. If I go this route, I want to be sure to pick up enough bases to cover all 1E & 2E. I am thinking 25mm & 40mm may cover most of it. I am not sure I will even base the largest figures, which would require 60mm+, as those stand pretty well on their own and don't really need a base. Although I may end up doing anyway just to keep things consistent.

Thanks! I am seriously considering remounting all my minis on these. Are you going to do the investigators also?

Yep. I wont take them off their bases yet though until after I'm done painting them. The monsters are off anyway so they will only need to get painted (everything gets matt/gloss varnished), then mounted onto the clear bases last.

I actually have some Litko bases (the clear circular 1.5mm ones) to test out and now I'm working on getting the sizes right. 25mm for the small miniatures (Cultist,Investigators,etc.,) and 40mm for the Cthonian (the 50mm is what's shown in the photo and is just a tad too big). Others will get 25mm, 40mm and 63.5mm based on how big the miniature is. They really open up the board more and you can place more into those tighter areas than before. Hope that gives you some idea on how they are/look.

Cheers!

Thanks for the pics/examples, that def helps me get a better idea of how this will look. And the additional size suggestions are also a huge help. For some reason I was using the size of the original base as a guideline for the acrylic replacement, which was overkill for sure.

I am now just trying to go through the figures to get a count for each size. Unfortunately I think I will have to wait until 2E arrives so I can double-check the new stuff. If I go this route, I want to be sure to pick up enough bases to cover all 1E & 2E. I am thinking 25mm & 40mm may cover most of it. I am not sure I will even base the largest figures, which would require 60mm+, as those stand pretty well on their own and don't really need a base. Although I may end up doing anyway just to keep things consistent.

It's all a matter of preference if you want the bigger models mounted or not. For me, some have a slight wobble to them anyway so this will just keep all of the miniatures sitting nice and flat on the tiles. It's a project but they will all have a nice 'clean' look to them once I'm done.

I like the looked these and it makes sense. But - are we SURE the token will never be unique down the road?

Also, be sure to leave a spot for the rune token to lay. Now, when there are multiple versions of a baddie, the app shows a rune next to each new one that spawns. They provided little counters that match which fit into the slot on the chunky bases. I needed two of these markers during my last play.

I like the looked these and it makes sense. But - are we SURE the token will never be unique down the road?

Also, be sure to leave a spot for the rune token to lay. Now, when there are multiple versions of a baddie, the app shows a rune next to each new one that spawns. They provided little counters that match which fit into the slot on the chunky bases. I needed two of these markers during my last play.

It does look very nice and storage would be easier too.

OSG

When I had to use the runes, they fit extremely loosely in the stock base. I might make some custom slots on some acrylic bases for the runes to fit into.

I like the looked these and it makes sense. But - are we SURE the token will never be unique down the road?

Also, be sure to leave a spot for the rune token to lay. Now, when there are multiple versions of a baddie, the app shows a rune next to each new one that spawns. They provided little counters that match which fit into the slot on the chunky bases. I needed two of these markers during my last play.

It does look very nice and storage would be easier too.

OSG

When I had to use the runes, they fit extremely loosely in the stock base. I might make some custom slots on some acrylic bases for the runes to fit into.

Do let us see how your custom slots go!

also i would like to ask if scratching of acylic bases is an issue as i've never used them before.